Picked up two NOE moulds at the PO today. One was Al's version of the 311299 and the other was an RCBS 35-200 clone. I probably have a dozen NOE moulds but this NEVER gets old! Opening that mould box and seeing that shiny, perfect little mould is a wonderful thing. I'll be casting some 311299's (312299) for my 1895 in 30-40 Krag and a few fine hunting rifles in 30-06. I've resisted casting for the 30-06 but finally gave in. Not sure why I got the RCBS 35-200 clone (360200) but it was on sale and I think Scopekiller likes the boolit. I figure if Al put it on sale it may be awhile before I get another chance at one.
Scrubbed them tonight and drained the 50/50 pot. Think I'll heat-cycle both moulds tomorrow and cast some 311299's if I get time.
That 311299 is one beautiful boolit! Classic design built on awesome machinery by awesome machinists. I recently acquired a 30-40 Krag 1895 but have decided the 311299 will probably work quite well in my 30-06's. They've been retired since I made my first CB kill but I think this mould may bring some fine rifles out of retirement. I'm thinking the 311299 at about 1900-2000 fps out of my '06 will do the job on TX whitetail and the long, heavy profile will penetrate well on hogs. I wish it had a bigger meplat but will cast them from WW's and do some expansion testing.
Have a few GB moulds in the works as well, both RD designs. One is for a 380 acp boolit, the other the famous RD 359-190 design. Both will go into production soon, PM if you need a link.